The album is full of hits: (“1999,” of course, and “Little Red Corvette” to name two). And we’ve got a smoking lineup: DEGA (Kalen Nash of Ponderosa and Aslyn), RAHBI and Paige Williams. Who wants to just go to a stuffy restaurant and dine at a two-top beside a bunch of married couples? Bring your […]

On Thursday the 10th of April, we’re taking over the Red Light Café to bring to you Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde. It was released as a double album, and so we’re going to do it twice. One for each blonde. Two shows. One epic album. One unforgettable night. Our featured act will be the […]

Cosmo’s Factory is the album that the Dude has on cassette in his car stereo in The Big Lebowski, so for many of us, this is reason enough to love the album. Proving that it’s a Coen Brothers favorite, the album is also mentioned in their movie A Serious Man. It’s easy to see why. […]

Ring the bells and hang the mistletoe, Collective. It’s that time again. There are a lot of great Christmas albums out there, with many a classic (and roasted) chestnut. But we’re keeping Nat King Cole and the Bing Crosby and the Harry Connick on the shelf this season. Instead, we’re spinning the Godfather himself. Mr. […]

For the first time ever, the ATL Collective will re-enter the 1990s. Yes, to honor the 20th anniversary of the passing of Kurt Cobain, we will be tackling Nirvana’s game-changing album Nevermind. Quoted as “rock n roll’s last great invention,” we’ll boldly + carefully pay our tributes. And what better place to go grunge than […]

Sir Paul McCartney, known first and foremost for his role as a knight by those obsessed with British nobility, was also a member of a band called the Beatles as the other 99.9% of the world knows. When the band broke up—a bit like the disbanding of the Knights of the Round Table, perhaps—Paul set […]

For many of us, this album needs no introduction. But for the rest, allow us to present Crosby, Stills & Nash’s 1969 self-titled debut release (Atlantic Records). The first track is “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” (the love song to Judy Collins). Imagine putting a 7 ½ minute song first on an album today? Maybe if […]

Saturday March 1st is fast approaching. Get your tickets now for what may be our best show yet: The Talking Heads’ 1983 release, Speaking in Tongues (boasting their biggest hit ever “Burning Down the House.”) This show is at The Goat Farm, Atlanta’s coolest art an performance space. And we’ll be featuring Athens’ band Reptar […]

Put on your black frames and check this out: on July 19th at Vinyl (Center Stage), we’re taking our first crack at the great Elvis Costello, presenting his amazing 1978 release This Year’s Model. If you’re unfamiliar, let us familiarize you. Start here, Rolling Stone ranked it the 11th best album between 1967 and 1987. […]

In a nutshell Thriller is the most influential record of my time. I grew up in a very strict, religious home & Thriller was the only “secular” album my mom would allow me to have.The year was 1983: The Jackson Five are performing at Motown’s 25th anniversary, and I’m glued to the TV. Toward the […]